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The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), known colloquially as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis.It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern California and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.
The number of eggs laid in a single brood is referred to as the clutch. Clutch size is usually within a small range of variation. Some birds respond to the accidental loss of eggs by laying a replacement egg. Others will stop laying based on the apparent size of the clutch.
A northern cardinal nest showing the nest structure and key features of their egg in Cardinalidae. Nearly all cardinalids are monogamous breeders and are highly territorial. Despite being monogamous this is only during the breeding season, and each year the birds might partner up with a different bird.
During the time Audubon was cataloging American’s birds, the Northern Cardinal was primarily a bird of the Southeast. Its range has expanded north since 1886 and by 1958 it had reached extreme ...
Use a hopper-style feeder with a long perch to accommodate the larger size of a mature cardinal. Platform feeders work well but if using a tube feeder you must be sure the perch is sturdy enough ...
Females generally arrive several days to a week later. Nest building and egg laying both occur usually in less than two weeks after the adults arrive. The clutch is usually four eggs, occasionally from three to five and exceptionally from one to six eggs may be laid. The eggs are a light blue color, often with a slight greenish or whitish tinge.
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The clutch consists of a single oval white egg, which is 49 mm long by 34 mm wide. [7] It is incubated for 28–29 days, with the male and female taking turns to incubate in shifts of around six hours. [27] Fieldwork in Motatau Forest in Northland found that both parents then brooded the chick for 9–13 days, followed by the female alone.